Hurworth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 136525
- Address
- Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees, DL2 2JG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 666 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 92.6%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.2
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.03
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 36 |
| English Language | GCSE | 123 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 123 |
Admissions
Hurworth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 123
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 82 62 |
| Year 8 | 133 82 51 |
| Year 9 | 130 62 68 |
| Year 10 | 135 72 63 |
| Year 11 | 124 67 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 13.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 33.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.2% |